Friday, 27 June 2014

Hillcroft.. Is it?

Id hate to tempt fate but I do feel good about this. Hillcroft is looking hopeful.. We have had a stressful time with our Broker but its all moving forward and I prey its all going to work out. Rhonda and I have argued more over the last few weeks than ever and I put it down to acquiring a mortgage.. I now just want it to be over


If this does go ahead I will most definitely have a rather large spring in my step. The plan would be to get Friday afternoons off and get the hell out of London as much as possible to simply absorb and decide what to do with the place. We have plans, but we need time to get inside and understand the property and surrounding area.


I've been watching a great deal of gardening programmes and what i do find exciting is Monty Don, who has become one of my heros lives just 4 mile away at Longmeadow, they use this to film Gardeners World so when see him along with sunshine and good crops, I feel connected. I'm also tempted to get in touch with him, to seek advice and see if I can replicate his cool and collective personality.

Well, maybe next time I write we may have it, or not... Time will tell

Friday, 6 June 2014

We built this city... From rock and role

I sit here in the traquility of the garden at 132 Northchurch road, with the sounds of birds, the flights of mayflies and the singing of 'We built thus city, we built this city from rock and role' by the scaffolders next door finally dismantling their masterpiece. It's loud but it's coming down...

Need to awake Rose from her dreams of GCSE science revision, she has the dreaded exam this afternoon, she's past half way and pining for the summer holidays of mischief.

Josh is also in bed which isn't much surprise, I don't think I'll see him until after lunch. I'm hoping to take a look at his 2nd year work, he's build a supersonic computer and has apparently done some pretty cool 3D work. He's been helping me at the brewery which had been of great help, it's nice having him around as I feel a slight imbalance at times, a little cornered shall we say by the tag team of R & R!

I'm currently off work for 2 weeks, I finished at Double Negative which went well apart from the last few weeks on Hercules, it's money in the bank and I know it's getting towards the end of my career in soho, fingers crossed I can work remotely from a house in the country, speaking if which.. We are in current negotiations on a house in Dilywn called Hillcroft, it's a stunning house set in wonderful gardens I could completely immerse myself and disappear into. We came across a problem with a Rhonda's retirement age so trying not to get too excited. It has bags of potential to build a few cob houses and try start a business, I know I can make this work!

Well, better go wake up rose with her tea and half a sugar and see what miss wants for breakfast!